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Title: Our summit champion
Post by: Rumblebum on July 30, 2012

Theres quiet a lot of summit camping happening on the forum at the minute and i got to thinking, who has camped on the most summits?

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DONARD: Mourneman, landyliam, surfnscenic, LennyJ1

COMMMEDAGH: Mourneman, landyliam, redleader, 20clicks,

BINNIAN:  Rumblebum, landyliam, redleader, dowser, mourneman, 20clicks, chuck, BigE, aragorn

BEARNAGH: Rumblebum, landyliam, surfnscenic, BigE, mourneman, 20clicks, LennyJ1

MEELBEG: landyliam

LAMAGAN: landyliam

MEELMORE: landyliam, mourneman

SLIEVE LOUGHSHANNAGH: mourneman

LOUGHSHANNAGH LAKE:

SHELTER STONE (@ben crom res.): Rumblebum, landyliam, spud, redleader, chuck, typoon, dowser

SLIEVENAGLOGH: mourneman

LUKES: mourneman

CARN:

MUCK: Rumblebum.

DOAN: Rumblebum, landyliam, redleader, kat, suspectmonkey, matthew, mourneman, 20clicks

COVE:

CHIMNEY ROCK: Rumblebum, landyliam, kayakgirl

PIGEON: mourneman

HEN: Rumblebum, landyliam, dowser, matthew, mourneman, bigE, aragorn

COCK MTN: mourneman

LOWER COVE: mourneman

ROCKY: mourneman

Feel free to add in any more that you feel are relavent.

Mount Errigal Donegal.

Muckish Donegal.  Rumblebum

Slemish co Antrim.

Lets see whos die hard  and who need to get those legs stretched.

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: Mourneman on July 30, 2012

Donard
Commedagh
rocky
pigeon
hen
binnian
doan
bearnagh
meelmore
lukes
slievenaglough
cock
loughshannagh
lower cove

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: Kayakgirl on July 30, 2012

I would say Liam would be close to summiting all the hills in the Mournes.

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: LandyLiam on July 30, 2012

nah, only 11, haven't even climbed them all yet  :)

Here's my list

Donard, Commedaghx2, Meelmore, Meelbeg, Bearnagh, Lamagan, Binnionx2, Hen, Butter, Doan & Chimney Rock


I've updated the list on the 1st post and added a few names that i know have done them, Mourneman is well up there, but just wait til you see what Chuck has done  ;)

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: Kayakgirl on July 30, 2012

Don't forget our date on Chimneyrock

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: LandyLiam on July 30, 2012

i thought we wern't to speak of that again   ;D  editted to include

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: twentyclicks on July 30, 2012

Only...
Bernagh, Commedagh, Doan, Binnian.

Climb high, sleep low... acclimitisation mantra  ;D

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: surfnscenic on July 30, 2012

Are all summits suitable for at least one tent or are there some more suited for a bivvy only?

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: LandyLiam on July 30, 2012

A lot depends on the wind, most summits have good spots but if the wind is in the wrong direction then it can turn a good spot into a bad one, the wall helps but not when wind is going on direction of wall (happened to me on commedagh and had to pitch in the crater)  Lamagan has no wall and its hard to find a good spot so good weather only, Meelmore has VERY thin soil at the top, and Donard usually has a fair bit of glass to avoid  :(  its worth doing a daylight reccee of the summit and marking a spot if you intend to arrive after dark as it can save a lot of hunting only to find next moring there was a better spot 10 meteres away  :)

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: surfnscenic on July 30, 2012

Quote from: LandyLiam on July 30, 2012

A lot depends on the wind,

ease up on the sprouts!!  Take in more protein,

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: LandyLiam on July 30, 2012

 ;D

Title: Re: Our summit champion
Post by: LennyJ1 on July 31, 2012

I only have 2 summit camps in Ireland - Bearnagh & Donard